Archives for May 2013

Berry picking is on my annual “To Do List” each spring and summer! I look forward to consistent warm days to ripen the strawberries and blackberries in the fields along the California coastline in Santa Cruz County. I have my favorite “go to” place off Highway 1 north of Davenport. I continually … [Read more...]

Earlier this month, my mother and I attend the Elizabeth Gamble Garden’s Spring Tour, which is held annually in Palo Alto. Each year, Gamble Garden feature Palo Alto residential gardens on the garden tour as well as their own extensive garden on Waverley Street. The spring bloom at Gamble Garden … [Read more...]

To be honest, I have never cooked with rhubarb until I decided to write this article. There was always this mystery surrounding this vegetable for me. Every spring I am surprised by the arrival of the beautiful red stalks at my market. I always stopped to admire them... they are just waiting for … [Read more...]